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Merrill Vs. Fahs
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- Mar 05, 1945
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U.S. 308 (1945) U.S. Supreme Court Merrill v. FahsSearch
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U.S. 308 (1945) Merrill v. FahsSearch
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S. 309 MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court. This is a companion case to Commissioner v. WemyssSearch
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future and marital tranquillity. That such an antenuptial agreement is enforceable in Florida is not disputed, North v. RinglingSearch
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Smith v. HinesSearch
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Henderson v. UsherSearch
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for the Fifth Circuit, one judge dissenting. 142 F.2d 651. We granted certiorari in connection with Commissioner v. WemyssSearch
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Humes v. UnitedSearch
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U. S. 494 . We shall go at once to the main issue. The guiding light is what was said in Estate of Sanford v. CommissionerSearch
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included relinquishment of dower rights. Ferguson v. DicksonSearch
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F. 961, and see McCaughn v. CarverSearch
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Stubblefield v. UnitedSearch
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in order to narrow the scope of tax exemptions. See Taft v. CommissionerSearch
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of dower and other marital rights Page 324 U. S. 313 with respect to the estate tax. Commissioner v. BristolSearch
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Sheets v. CommissionerSearch
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the same reading. Correlation of the gift tax and the estate tax still requires legislative intervention. Commissioner v. ProutySearch
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Here, strong reasons urge identical construction. To hold otherwise would encourage tax avoidance. Commissioner v. BristolSearch
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There is thus every reason in this case to construe the provisions of both taxes harmoniously. Estate of Sanford v. CommissionerSearch
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to the Treasury a strange use of English. MR. JUSTICE REED, dissenting. This case differs from Commissioner v. WemyssSearch
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s estate Page 324 U. S. 315 received practical advantages of value in excess of the cost paid. See Henderson v. UsherSearch
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Ferguson v. DicksonSearch
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McCaughn v. CarverSearch
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Bristol v. CommissionerSearch
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Jones v. CommissionerSearch
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Wemyss v. CommissionerSearch
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U.S. Supreme Court Merrill v. FahsSearch
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Commissioner v. WemyssSearch
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North v. RinglingSearch
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See Taft v. CommissionerSearch
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Commissioner v. BristolSearch
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Commissioner v. ProutySearch
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See Henderson v. UsherSearch
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